College of Engineering Committees 2025-2026

1. Undergraduate Programs (one faculty member from each department)

• CHNG – Dr. Matthew Alexander
• CEAE – Dr. Francisco Aguiniga
• EECS – Dr. Lifford McLauchlan
• EVEN – Dr. Jianhong Ren, Chair
• MTEN – Dr. Jaime Cantu
• MEIE – Dr. Sangsoo Lee
• Associate Dean Afzel Noore (ex officio)

2. Graduate Affairs Committee (graduate coordinator of each graduate program)

• CHNG – Dr. Patrick Mills (CHNG and NG)
• CEAE – Dr. Jong-Won Choi (CE)
• EECS – Dr. Maleq Khan (CS), Dr. Nuri Yilmazer (EE)
• EVEN – Dr. Jennifer Ren (MS), Dr. Tushar Sinha (PhD) - Chair 
• MTEN – Dr. Md. Monirul Islam
• MEIE – Dr. Hua Li (IE) and Dr. Selahattin Ozcelick (ME)
• Associate Dean Dr. Mahesh Hosur (ex officio)

3. Research Council (one tenured and one tenure-track faculty from each department)

• CHNG – Dr. Patrick Mills
• CEAE – Dr. Amir Hessami, Dr. Fouzieh Rouzmehr
• EECS – Dr. Muhittin Yilmaz, Dr. Maleq Khan
• EVEN – Dr. Tushar Sinha
• MTEN – Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales and Dr. Md. Monirul Islam
• MEIE – Dr. Hua Li and Dr. Shah Alam
• Associate Dean Dr. Mahesh Hosur (Chair)

4. Resources Management (one faculty member from each department)

• CHNG – Dr. Matthew Alexander
• CEAE – Mr. James Glusing    
• EECS – Dr. David Hicks
• EVEN – Dr. Lucy Camacho
• MTEN – Dr. Jaime Cantu
• MEIE – Mr. Grady Isensee
• Associate Dean Graduate Affairs and Research, Dr. Mahesh Hosur (ex officio)
• Associate Dean Undergraduate Affairs, Dr. Afzel Noore (ex officio)

5. Promotion and Tenure (one tenured faculty member from each department. Environmental, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering representative must be full professors)

• CHNG – Dr. Horacio Duarte (AP)
• CEAE – Dr. Francisco Aguiniga (P), Chair
• EECS – Dr. Reza Nekevei (P)
• EVEN – Dr. Jianhong Ren (P)
• MTEN – None
• MEIE –  Dr. Hua Li (P)

6. College Council (Voting members of the College Council shall consist of the deans, department chairs, and one member of the Faculty (elected by the Faculty for a two-year term). Other non-voting members (which may include key staff members) are added at the discretion of the Dean.  The Dean chairs the Council.)

• Dean, Dr. Heidi Taboada
• Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs and Research - Dr. Mahesh Hosur
• Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs– Dr. Afzel Noore
• CHNG – Dr. M. R. Riazi, Chair
• CEAE – Dr. Breanna Bailey, Chair
• EECS – Dr. Afzel Noore, Interim Chair
• EVEN – Dr. David Ramirez, Chair
• MTEN – Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales, Chair
• MEIE – Dr. Vinod Kumar, Chair
• IAEH – Mr. James Glusing, Director
• JESSC – Mr. Austin McCoy, Director
• Outreach and External Relations - Mr. Jesus ReinaT
• Events, Engagements and Operations Coordinator - Ms. Laura F. Salinas
• HPCC - Dr. Francisco O. Aguirre Ortega
• Faculty Representative – VACANT

7. PhD in Engineering Committee

• Dr. Mahesh Hosur, Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs and Research, Chair
• M. R. Riazi, CHNG
• Afzel Noore, EECS
• Vinod Kumar, MEIN
• Breanna Bailey, CEAE